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Jane Campionis a filmmaker for the books — and now a Best Director Oscar winner!
Campion, 67, became the first woman to benominated twicein the directing category this year, and as of the 94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, she can take home her very own Oscar statuette for her work on Netflix’sThe Power of the Dog.
“I love directing because it is a deep dive into stories, yet the task of manifesting a world can be overwhelming,” said Campion, who was previously nominated in 1994 forThe Piano, which earned her a Best Original Screenplay Oscar. “The sweet thing is, I am not alone.”
“OnThe Power of the Dog, I worked with actors who I moved to call my friends,” she continued. “And my whole crew who are true hearts.”
Later, she told press why this win was so special to her: “Twenty-seven years ago when I won Best Original Screenplay, I had my daughter four months in my belly, and 27 years is a very long time,” she shared.
“This is a real comeback,” she said. “You can keep developing as a director. I love working with women — they’re maternal, outspoken, emotional and talented.
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Campion also thanked the author of the 1967 bookThe Power of the Dog: “It would be impossible without the man I never met, Thomas Savage. He wrote about cruelty, wanting the opposite — kindness.”
The other nominees in the category were Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza) and Steven Spielberg (West Side Story).
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Benedict Cumberbatch inThe Power of the Dog.KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX
Campion’s WesternThe Power of the Dogis the most-nominated movie of the year with 12 total nods.
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In the history ofthe Oscars, Campion is now the third woman to ever win Best Director after 2010 saw Kathryn Bigelow make history withThe Hurt Locker, andNomadland’s Chloé Zhao, who took home the award last year. Previous female nominees in the category, along with Campion forThe Piano, include: Lina Wertmuller (Seven Beauties), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) and Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman).
source: people.com
